This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...of the common form is a change in the individual's consciousness through which he is led to do things purposeless or even fearfully destructive, which action is then immediately and completely 1 W. F. Drewry, M.D., Charities Review, 1896, v., 117. forgotten. This dangerous phase may appear at the onset of the common ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...of the common form is a change in the individual's consciousness through which he is led to do things purposeless or even fearfully destructive, which action is then immediately and completely 1 W. F. Drewry, M.D., Charities Review, 1896, v., 117. forgotten. This dangerous phase may appear at the onset of the common paroxysm, during its continuance, or at its close, or may even entirely supplant it--a so-called psychic equivalent of epilepsy. The frequency of the paroxysms varies greatly in different persons. For quite a large number of epileptics, several fits daily is the rule. Between the attacks the health may be very good; but in the majority of cases, especially those manifesting themselves in very early life, there is a progressive weakening of the intellect and moral sense which seriously impair the individual's usefulness and happiness, and make of him a menace to society. A certain minority of epileptics appear to escape entirely the usual loss of intellectual power, but even in these cases there is commonly a progressive increase of irritability and eccentricity. The element of uncertainty introduced into the epileptic's life through the liability to sudden loss of consciousness becomes a great obstacle in the exercise of any vocation, and a very large number of these unfortunates thereby fall back upon the support of the public institutions. Recognizing their unfitness for steady work, the sense of distrust or aversion awakened in those with whom they come into contact, and the hopelessness of cure, very many of these unfortunates live by day a life of constant gloom; by night they are prone to suffer very dreadful dreams. The transitory frenzy which often accompanies, the common paroxysm of epilepsy, or appears as its substitute, is, as during ...
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Fair. Ex-Library with stamps and markings. Bumping/wear to corners, edges and cover. Fraying to top and bottom of spine. Hinges cracked front and back. Name inked to FEP and ffep. Interior pages are age tanned, but clean. Publish date 1900.
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